Stosur, Golovin Advance in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Australian Samantha Stosur and Tatiana Golovin of France advanced to the second round of the Sydney International with straight-set victories Monday.

Stosur beat Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-1, 6-4 and Golovin defeated Chinese qualifier Peng Shuai 6-4, 7-5 early on the first full day of competition in the joint ATP and WTA Tour event at the Sydney International Tennis Centre.

Serving for the match, Stosur saved two break points before pushing Zvonareva into an unforced error on the Australian's second match point.

The 22-year-old Stosur will play Martina Hingis or Jelena Jankovic in the second round. Hingis and Jankovic played later Monday.